Mis'n.¹

Brit.

/mɪz/, U.S.

/mɪz/

Forms: 1800s– Mis, 1800s– Mis'.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: miss n.²

Etymology: Variant of miss n.² (compare miss n.² 2b). Compare Miz n.¹

U.S. regional (southern).

As a title preceding a woman's first name or surname: Mrs. Cf. Miz n.¹

ΚΠ

1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 195 ‘How did you come on raisin' chickens this year, Mis' Shad?’ ‘La Messy, honey! I have had mighty bad luck. I had the prettiest pasel you most ever seed till the varment took to killin 'em.’

1876 W. G. Nash New Eng. Life ii. 30 That was a square deal, Mis Brown.

1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xxiv. 214 ‘Ne' mind,’ said David cheerfully, ‘I'll tell ye, Mis' Cullom.’

1914 E. P. Stewart Lett. Woman Homesteader vi. 55 Just after eleven Mr. Stewart, Mis' Lane, Sedalia, and Pa Lane ‘arriv’ and came at once into the kitchen to warm.

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap v. 186 Even Mis' Judge Ballard fell for it, though hers were made of severe black with a long coat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misn.²

Brit.

/mɪs/, U.S.

/mɪs/, South African English

/mɪs/

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans mis.

Etymology: < Afrikaans mis dung, manure < Dutch mest (see mist n.⁴). Compare earlier mist n.⁴

South African.

1. Dried cow dung, used for fuel or as building material. Cf. mist n.⁴ 1.

ΚΠ

1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels 137 As the fire took he added bigger pieces of dung and the sweet, almost invisible smoke of the mis rose in a thick column.

1944 C. R. Prance Under Blue Roof (ed. 2) 140 Our cuisine was based on ‘mis’ which is cow-dung in brutal English, collected and hand-pressed into cakes by the Native farm-labourers' womankind.

1958 I. Vaughan Diary 9 Here..we burn a strange kind of coal. It is dung..in big squares. It is sheeps and goats dung tramped fast and dug out... It is called mis.

1968 J. T. McNish Road to Eldorado 76 There is the aromatic scent of burning mis in the air, clean and fragrant, and appealing to the senses.

2. A mixture made from fresh cow dung in various combinations with ash, mud, water, or other substances and used to make a floor surface or to treat an existing one. Cf. mist n.⁴ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > from animals

gold skin1507

mouth gluec1540

water glue1542

isinglass1545

gold-beater's skin1710

sea-glass1753

book1765

bone1812

mist1852

staple isinglass1879

mist1896

mis1958

1958 I. Vaughan Diary 5 Every week the floors are smered [sic] with mis which is cowdung made soft like mud with water. It has a nasty smell.

1973 M. A. Cook Cape Kitchen 20 When thoroughly dry, the surface was ‘smeared’ with mis, i.e. a mixture of fresh cow-dung and water.

1991 Best of S. Afr. Short Stories (Reader's Digest Assoc.) 110 When quite dry, the floor was smeared—often in traditional, swirling patterns—with mis or ‘mist’.., a cattle dung mix which might contain ash, mud, water and blood... Mis was applied as often as necessary to maintain the shiny, impervious surface.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misadj.

Brit.

/mɪz/, U.S.

/mɪz/

Forms: 1900s– mis, 1900s– mis. (with point), 1900s– miz.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: miserable adj.

Etymology: Shortened < miserable adj. Compare miz n.²; perhaps compare also:1847 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life in Dorset Dial. (ed. 2) 362 Miz, bad. ‘A miz job.’ (although Barnes etymologizes this usage as < miss adj.).

colloquial.

= miserable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective]

armlyeOE

un-i-selieOE

unledeeOE

unseelyOE

armOE

wretcha1122

unselea1200

wretcheda1200

wretchlyc1200

misease?c1225

wanlichec1275

miseasyc1300

wansomea1325

simplec1330

wretchfula1382

wretchedful1382

caitiff1393

loddera1400

desolate14..

disconsolatea1425

meschant?1473

miserousc1475

miser1542

unvisited1548

tribulate1575

happiless1582

uncomforted1583

blisslessa1586

uncomfortless1598

miserablea1616

thrallfula1618

calamitous1668

tribulated1682

donsie?1719

unsolaced1796

mis1939

1939 N. Monsarrat This is Schoolroom ii. ix. 205 ‘I'm mis,’ she volunteered immediately, in a muted babyish voice.

1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular x. 121 Rosie was ackcherly utterly mis. about..poor, darling Thomas.

1954 J. B. Priestley Magicians ii. 27 Don't look so miz. Are you hating it?

1968 Times 24 Feb. 21/3 We feel a teeny bit miz—reality does depress.

1974 Observer 27 Oct. 5/5 I wouldn't care to guess what proportion of the population has some sexual problem that makes them mis.

1989 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder goes Forth in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 439/2 I might get a bit mis if it wasn't for the thought of going over the top tomorrow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> see also

also refers to : mis-prefix¹

also refers to : mis-prefix²

> as lemmas

MIS

MIS n. Computing management information system.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > [noun] > information systems

EPOS1972

MIS1972

1972 L. C. Schmalz & C. J. Sippl Computer Gloss. for Students & Teachers 107/1 An MIS gives the executive the capability of controlling the operation of a firm on a real-time basis.

1977 Fortune Feb. 81/2 The routine business and government transactions clustered under the acronym MIS (Management Information Systems).

1992 UNIX World Apr. 44/1 MIS departments are working on applications that will let users access corporate data, but each mainframe-connected network has its own unique combination of problems.

extracted from Mn.

n.¹1835

n.²1937

adj.1939

单词	mis
释义	Mis'n.¹ Brit. /mɪz/, U.S. /mɪz/ Forms: 1800s– Mis, 1800s– Mis'. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: miss n.² Etymology: Variant of miss n.² (compare miss n.² 2b). Compare Miz n.¹ U.S. regional (southern). As a title preceding a woman's first name or surname: Mrs. Cf. Miz n.¹ ΚΠ 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 195 ‘How did you come on raisin' chickens this year, Mis' Shad?’ ‘La Messy, honey! I have had mighty bad luck. I had the prettiest pasel you most ever seed till the varment took to killin 'em.’ 1876 W. G. Nash New Eng. Life ii. 30 That was a square deal, Mis Brown. 1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xxiv. 214 ‘Ne' mind,’ said David cheerfully, ‘I'll tell ye, Mis' Cullom.’ 1914 E. P. Stewart Lett. Woman Homesteader vi. 55 Just after eleven Mr. Stewart, Mis' Lane, Sedalia, and Pa Lane ‘arriv’ and came at once into the kitchen to warm. 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap v. 186 Even Mis' Judge Ballard fell for it, though hers were made of severe black with a long coat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misn.² Brit. /mɪs/, U.S. /mɪs/, South African English /mɪs/ Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans mis. Etymology: < Afrikaans mis dung, manure < Dutch mest (see mist n.⁴). Compare earlier mist n.⁴ South African. 1. Dried cow dung, used for fuel or as building material. Cf. mist n.⁴ 1. ΚΠ 1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels 137 As the fire took he added bigger pieces of dung and the sweet, almost invisible smoke of the mis rose in a thick column. 1944 C. R. Prance Under Blue Roof (ed. 2) 140 Our cuisine was based on ‘mis’ which is cow-dung in brutal English, collected and hand-pressed into cakes by the Native farm-labourers' womankind. 1958 I. Vaughan Diary 9 Here..we burn a strange kind of coal. It is dung..in big squares. It is sheeps and goats dung tramped fast and dug out... It is called mis. 1968 J. T. McNish Road to Eldorado 76 There is the aromatic scent of burning mis in the air, clean and fragrant, and appealing to the senses. 2. A mixture made from fresh cow dung in various combinations with ash, mud, water, or other substances and used to make a floor surface or to treat an existing one. Cf. mist n.⁴ 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > from animals gold skin1507 mouth gluec1540 water glue1542 isinglass1545 gold-beater's skin1710 sea-glass1753 book1765 bone1812 mist1852 staple isinglass1879 mist1896 mis1958 1958 I. Vaughan Diary 5 Every week the floors are smered [sic] with mis which is cowdung made soft like mud with water. It has a nasty smell. 1973 M. A. Cook Cape Kitchen 20 When thoroughly dry, the surface was ‘smeared’ with mis, i.e. a mixture of fresh cow-dung and water. 1991 Best of S. Afr. Short Stories (Reader's Digest Assoc.) 110 When quite dry, the floor was smeared—often in traditional, swirling patterns—with mis or ‘mist’.., a cattle dung mix which might contain ash, mud, water and blood... Mis was applied as often as necessary to maintain the shiny, impervious surface. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misadj. Brit. /mɪz/, U.S. /mɪz/ Forms: 1900s– mis, 1900s– mis. (with point), 1900s– miz. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: miserable adj. Etymology: Shortened < miserable adj. Compare miz n.²; perhaps compare also:1847 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life in Dorset Dial. (ed. 2) 362 Miz, bad. ‘A miz job.’ (although Barnes etymologizes this usage as < miss adj.). colloquial. = miserable adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] armlyeOE un-i-selieOE unledeeOE unseelyOE armOE wretcha1122 unselea1200 wretcheda1200 wretchlyc1200 misease?c1225 wanlichec1275 miseasyc1300 wansomea1325 simplec1330 wretchfula1382 wretchedful1382 caitiff1393 loddera1400 desolate14.. disconsolatea1425 meschant?1473 miserousc1475 miser1542 unvisited1548 tribulate1575 happiless1582 uncomforted1583 blisslessa1586 uncomfortless1598 miserablea1616 thrallfula1618 calamitous1668 tribulated1682 donsie?1719 unsolaced1796 mis1939 1939 N. Monsarrat This is Schoolroom ii. ix. 205 ‘I'm mis,’ she volunteered immediately, in a muted babyish voice. 1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular x. 121 Rosie was ackcherly utterly mis. about..poor, darling Thomas. 1954 J. B. Priestley Magicians ii. 27 Don't look so miz. Are you hating it? 1968 Times 24 Feb. 21/3 We feel a teeny bit miz—reality does depress. 1974 Observer 27 Oct. 5/5 I wouldn't care to guess what proportion of the population has some sexual problem that makes them mis. 1989 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder goes Forth in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 439/2 I might get a bit mis if it wasn't for the thought of going over the top tomorrow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : mis-prefix¹ also refers to : mis-prefix² > as lemmas MIS MIS n. Computing management information system. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [noun] > information systems EPOS1972 MIS1972 1972 L. C. Schmalz & C. J. Sippl Computer Gloss. for Students & Teachers 107/1 An MIS gives the executive the capability of controlling the operation of a firm on a real-time basis. 1977 Fortune Feb. 81/2 The routine business and government transactions clustered under the acronym MIS (Management Information Systems). 1992 UNIX World Apr. 44/1 MIS departments are working on applications that will let users access corporate data, but each mainframe-connected network has its own unique combination of problems. extracted from Mn. < n.¹1835n.²1937adj.1939 see also as lemmas
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